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This is why the two colors of Vajra are blue or white. Bright white like sunreflecting off water, and blue, like the depths of the ocean.

Even if the surface of the ocean is blown into crashing waves, the depths remain undisturbed, imperturbable.

And though water may seem ethereal and weightless, in Truth it is extremely heavy. Water flows into the lowest place and settles there.

It carves through solid rock, but calmly, without violence. When frozen, it is hard, sharp, and clear like the intellect, but to reach its full potential, it must also be fluid and adaptable like a flowing river.

With this wisdom, we see things just as they are, impartially and unaffectedly.

Indeed, whether it be a red rose or a bloody dagger, a mirror will reflect both just as they are. It will not be judgmental and distinguish between the two reds, attempting to hold to the first and flee from the second.

No reflection in a mirror sticks to it, and none repels it. The mirror always stands imperturbable and immutable, just as we should, whether the circumstances be favorable or unfavorable to us.

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